Lowell Gabriel ‘Sonny’ Kehl

Lowell Gabriel “Sonny” Kehl, Jr., 74, of Buckhannon, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at his home.

He was born June 16, 1944, in Marietta, Ohio, a son of the late Lowell and Emma June Meek Kehl.

In addition to his father and mother, he was preceded in death by two sisters:  Karen Sue Bryant and Michelle Sears; one brother Edward Kehl; and one brother-in-law Randy Sears.

He is survived by one sister Candace Kehl of Buckhannon; one brother-in-law Gene Bryant; one sister-in-law Cindy Kehl of Austin, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Heavner and Cutright Funeral Chapel on Saturday, November 24, 2018, from 3-5 p.m. Graveside services and interment will be held on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Lowell, Ohio with Pastor Jerry Penrod, Jr.  officiating.

Online condolences may be extended to the Kehl family at www.heavnerandcutright@aol.com.

The Kehl family has entrusted the Heavner and Cutright Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service with funeral arrangements.

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